Plywood Sheets

Plywood

Plywood Sheets

Plywood is a composite material made by stacking and gluing together multiple thin layers of wood called veneers (also known as "plies"). These layers are typically arranged so that the wood grain in each adjacent layer runs perpendicular (at 90 degrees) to the one next to it. This cross-grain construction is the key to plywood's strength and stability.

The cross-laminated design gives plywood several major advantages over solid wood: greater strength and stiffness — it's stronger than the sum of its parts. Dimensional stability — much less prone to warping, shrinking, or expanding with changes in humidity or temperature. Resistance to splitting and cracking. Large, flat sheets available without natural defects like knots that solid lumber often has a typical plywood sheet has an odd number of layers (3-ply, 5-ply, 7-ply, etc.) to keep the structure balanced and prevent twisting.